To be honest, though, he went about it the correct way. First, he looked for the previous research on the electric light. Then he used that knowledge to create a vacuum tube, then finally the correct filament. Still, he opened the door and one of his competitors has had a light burning, almost continuously, since 1901. https://priceonomics.com/the-mysterious-case-of-the-113-year-old-light-bulb/
That's an interesting read. Thanks for sparking me to utilize today I learned aspect of my life.
It'd take me a while to find it, but I made a cartoon about Edison a few decades ago. Shows a pic of a young inventor with a lit candle appearing over his head and the caption, "Young Thomas Edison Gets The Idea To Invent The Light Bulb!"
That's an interesting read. Thanks for sparking me to utilize today I learned aspect of my life.